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About Sheikh Daulat Village

Sheikh Daulat is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,663, made up of 847 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikh Daulat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikh Daulat village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142036
Area (hectares) 614 hectares
Population 1,663
Male Population 847
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sheikh Daulat compares

By the 2011 count Sheikh Daulat is the 53rd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 614 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sheikh Daulat

Sheikh Daulat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheikh Daulat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sheikh Daulat from other places

Sheikh Daulat lies about 40 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Nanaksar, about 8.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sheikh Daulat
Nearest railway station Nanaksar 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 10 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 40 km

Villages closest to Sheikh Daulat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagraon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sheikh Daulat

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikh Daulat village had a population of 1,663. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Sheikh Daulat village has 847 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikh Daulat has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sheikh Daulat is 142036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikh Daulat covers 614 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheikh Daulat falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sheikh Daulat is Nanaksar, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikh Daulat.

Sheikh Daulat is about 40 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikh Daulat is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Nanaksar is about 8.1 km away. Jagraon is about 10 km away. Ludhiana is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur Khurd (1.8 km), Fatehgarh Sibian (2.4 km) and Galib Khurd (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sheikh Daulat today is likely to be higher.

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